Where does “ຮູບເງົາ” come from?

ຮູບເງົາ (Lao) comes from Lao ຮູບ, from Sanskrit रूप, from Sanskrit रूप् — to form, shape.

ຮູບເງົາ (Lao): motion picture, movie

Definitions

  1. motion picture, movie

Ancestry of “ຮູບເງົາ”, step by step

ຮູບເງົາ traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Lao ຮູບ

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Laoຮູບpicture
2Sanskritरूपoutward appearance, color, form, shape; right...
3Sanskritरूप्to form, shape

via Lao ເງົາ

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Laoເງົາshadow; shade
2Proto-Taiŋawᴬshadow; reflection
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